SUTRA - The Thread

Shruti Foundation is delighted to introduce "SUTRA - the thread" - its quarterly journal for research on Education, Psychology, Traditional Sciences and Systems, Health and Consciousness, launched on January 4, 2008 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. We were deeply honored to have SUTRA launched by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan who in her unique, inimitable way illumined us on the deeper significance of the word "SUTRA" and thus, even as she blessed it, made us aware of the responsibilities and challenges for the journal as it traces its path forward. Dr. Karan Singh then enthralled us all with his Keynote address which was enthusiastically received by the diverse international audience present at the event. This was followed by an enlightening and lively panel discussion on "Spiritual Education and its impact on Civilizations".

 

Launch of Sutra

SUTRA is reaching out to a vast number of libraries besides spiritual, educational, scientific and other institutions of India and the world. It also reaches out to eminent practitioners, researchers and scholars, corporate houses, NGOs, artists, as well as women and youth groups internationally. We wish give the youth a platform in SUTRA as well, since we have tremendous faith and hope in their vision and ability.

Many eminent practitioners and scholars from around the world have contributed their writings for SUTRA. Some of them are Dr. BKS Iyengar, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan , Dr. Karan Singh, . Dr. Lokesh Chandra, Dr. Kireet Joshi, Dr. J.J. Boeles (Thailand), Smt. Jaya Jaitley, Shovana Narayan, Dr. Arvind Sharma(Canada), Dr. Subhash Kak(USA), and others.

The themes for the quarterly issues of SUTRA- the thread in 2008 are:

Volume 1 - January 08: Spirituality – Experience, Psychology, Epistemology.
Offerings in Volume I January 2008

  1. The Spirit of Human Life and Society  
    Sri Aurobindo Words from Essays on the Gita
  2. From Dejection to Action: The Transformation of Arjuna and Yudhishthira
    Dr. Kavita A. Sharma
  3. Value-Oriented Education for Teachers and the need for a new system of Education
    Dr Kireet Joshi
  4. ‘Spirituality’ and ‘Science’
    Kapil Kapoor
  5. Myth of Hindu Sameness
    Rajiv Malhotra
  6. The Location of the Hindu Doctrine of the Ten Senses (Indriyas) in Modern Psychophysiology
    Prof Arvind Sharma
  7. A New Political System for India- A Spiritual Perspective
    Kittu Reddy
  8. Quiet Life of Wisdom in Language and Fairy Tales:
    Svarog and Koschei
    Tonu R. Soidla
  9. The Shântî Pâth & Cantor’s Infinities
    Ravi Khanna
  10. A Vision for Psychology
    Juliet Rohde-Brown 
  11. The Physics of Sachchidânanda
    Ulrich Mohrhoff
  12. Relationship between Big Five Personality and Constructs of Positive Psychology
    Kamlesh Singh
  13. Spirituality- A Personal Experience
    Suresh Neotia
  14. “Ideas, Perceptions and Visions”: An Analysis of Psychology of the Modern Youth and its Relationship with Spirituality
    Neha Chaturvedi
  15. SITTING CLOSE TO DIVINITY – The Feel of the Isha Upanshad
    Shruti 

Volume 2 - April 08: Education and Traditional Knowledge Systems.
Offerings in Volume II April 2008

  1. Kapilaji’s Address at the Launch of Sutra
  2. Yoga: The Eternal Light of Knowledge and Wisdom
    Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar
  3. Education for Shared Values for Inter-cultural and Inter-Religious Understanding
    Dr. Karan Singh
  4. Crafting an Education for the Educated
    Jaya Jaitly
  5. Concept of Integral Education
    Manoj Das
  6. Eighteen-Year Eclipse Period Number 3339 In The Rgveda
    Prof. R.N. Iyengar
  7. Communication, Development And Relationships
    S.C. Malik
  8. Non-Literate Traditional KnowledgeSystems and the Himalayan Folklore
    D.P. Agrawal
  9. Classical Indian Art Theory and Its Present Day Worth
    Bharat Gupt
  10. Jainism Principles and Knowledge Systems
    Rajesh Shah
  11. Training The Mind Through Narratives
    Silky Khanna
  12. The Upanishadic Knowledge System and Its Relevance for Today
    Gunhild Jellinek
  13. Spiritual Education: The Right Path For Attaining
    World Peace And Unity
  14. Prof. Akbar Husain

Volume 3 - July 08: Rūpa-Pratíka: Form, Symbol And Beyond.
Offerings in Volume III July 2008

  1. Savitri - A Legend and A Symbol (Introduction)
    Sri Aurobindo
  2. The Migration of the Magic Syllable OṂ
    J.J. Boeles (Adapted by Shruti)
  3. The Indian Arts: Their Ideational Background and Principles of Form
    Kapila Vatsyayan
  4. Śri Cakra
    Subhash Kak
  5. Meenakshi
    Jayshree Poddar
  6. The Science of Shape Grammar in Indian Iconography: – The Case of Vastu Purusha Mandala
    Joy Sen, PhD
  7. On the Vedic Symbolism in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
    Vladimir Yatsenko
  8. The Power of Symbols
    Ajay Poddar
  9. The Reforming Spirit of Kālacakra
    Edward Henning
  10. Form, Symbol and Sustainable Strategies for City Development
    Anil Laul
  11. Form, Symbol and Beyond: Kathak
    Shovana Narayan

Volume 4 - October 08: Indic Systems of Psychology, Health and Consciousness.
Offerings in Volume IV October 2008

  1. Theo-diversity and Humane Values
    Lokesh Chandra
  2. A Greater Psychology of Man
    Alok Pandey
  3. Kundalini Yoga, Brahmacarya and the Far-reaches of Human
    Development
    Stuart Sovatsky
  4. Integral Psychology: A Perspective Past and Future
    Aster Mira Patel
  5. Bhakti and Well-Being: A Psychologist’s Perspective
    Suneet Varma
  6. Business spirituality: Deep-Structure Indian Ethos and Western
    Focus Driven Spirituality
    Sharda Nandram
  7. Towards Understanding Chakravartin Satyam
    Upendra Baxi
  8. Silencing the Mind: Sri Aurobindo’s first major spiritual realisation
    Shraddhavan
  9. Self and Non Self: An Approach to Buddhist Psychotherapy
    Prahlad Singh Shekhawat
  10. Patañjali’s Aṣṭaṅga Yoga
  11. Isha Yadav and Silky Khanna

We have dedicated the volume 5 to 8 of SUTRA- the thread, to Shakti as follows:

  • Volume 5: Shakti – Idea, Movement and Manifestation
  • Volume 6: The Idea of Shakti in War, Governance and Leadership
  • Volume 7:Shakti - The Dynamics of Vibration, Rhythm, Language and Communication.
  • Volume 8: Shakti in Works

Volume 5 has been released in January, 2010.

The word Shakti pervades multiple levels of experience in world energies, human psychology and their manifestation in the world. The idea of Shakti conjures up images of power, force, action, energy, strength in daily life. It is also an integral part of art and aesthetics, governance and warfare, global equations and geo politics. Beyond these world forces and in relation to them, Shakti is experienced as the Divine Feminine and the creative universal consciousness.In 2009, Shruti Foundation feels compelled to explore Shakti in all her manifestations. We have thus dedicated the four volumes of our journal SUTRA- the thread to Shakti with the above themes:

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